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Mammoth Acquire Casey Powell from Rochester

from staff reports

The Colorado Mammoth and Rochester Knighthawks have announced
that the Mammoth have acquired 2010 National Lacrosse League MVP
Casey Powell via trade with the Knighthawks in exchange for
defenseman Jon Sullivan and a third-round draft pick.

The deal comes one day prior to the NLL trade deadline, which is
5 p.m. Wednesday.

"Casey is one of the best to ever play lacrosse," said Mammoth
president and general manager Steve Govett. "He should step in and
make an immediate impact on our offense, and on our team as a
whole."

The six-time All-Pro became the first American ever to win the
NLL's MVP award in 2010, when he posted 44 goals and 36 assists in
14 games played. Powell, in his 10th season in the NLL, has scored
262 goals and 355 assists in 126 career games.

In seven games this year, Powell has eight goals and 14
assists.

A member of Lacrosse Magazine's All-Century Team,
Powell carried on the tradition of the legendary number 22 jersey
at Syracuse University that was worn before him by Gary Gait. The
West Carthage, N.Y. native graduated as the school's all-time
leading scorer and was the two-time Division I National Player of
the Year. He was a four-time member of the NCAA All-Tournament
team.

Powell has won gold while donning the red, white and blue in
world championship competition, and set the national record for
career points by a high school player (553) at Carthage Senior High
School.

With Sullivan's departure, the Mammoth has named defenseman John
Gallant one of the team's assistant captains, joining John Grant
Jr. Gallant was Colorado's team captain from 2010-11.

Sullivan, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound defenseman, has played in 10
games for the Mammoth and recorded three assists and 31 loose
balls. The 30-year-old from St. Catharines, Ontario, moves closer
to home with the deal to the defending champs.

"We needed to fill that role held by McCready, Cousins and
Travis Hill. He is a veteran player and that makes a difference,"
Knighthawks owner and general manager Curt Styres said. "Sullivan
is the type of player that will check you, take the ball from you
and score."

Sullivan is in his ninth season in the NLL and second with the
Mammoth. In his career, he has recorded 58 points and 465 loose
balls in 129 games. While in Colorado, he has served as one of the
Mammoth's two assistant captains the past two seasons. In 2011, he
had a career-high nine assists.

"During my career, I have been very consistent in playing good
'D' and being a good team guy," said Sullivan, who will attend the
team's practice in Six Nations Wednesday. "I play with a bunch of
the guys in the summer in Six Nations so it should be an easy
transition."